clunge
/klʌnd͡ʒ/
"clunge" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“clunge” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Vulva or vagina.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | clunge |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /klʌnd͡ʒ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “clunge” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for clunge is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /klʌnd͡ʒ/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for clunge in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: A nonsense word in a rant by McBlane (actor Joseph Brady) in the third series of The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin as "ap yer clunge!" ("up your clunge"). Probably invented by writer David Nobbs to mean "arse". Popularised by British television series Th… The correct English form is clunge, spelled C-L-U-N-G-E.
Definition
- 1Vulva or vagina.
- 2Arse.
Etymology
A nonsense word in a rant by McBlane (actor Joseph Brady) in the third series of The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin as "ap yer clunge!" ("up your clunge"). Probably invented by writer David Nobbs to mean "arse". Popularised by British television series The Inbetweeners (from 2008).
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “clunge”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-L-U-N-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /klʌnd͡ʒ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.